• Embrace Corporate Values: Incorporate LINKBANK’s values of LIVE (Leadership, Integrity, Vision, and Excellence), Integrity, Nurture, and Knowledge into the company culture.
• Positive Attitude and Learning: The role requires a positive mindset, willingness to learn, and a focus on delivering excellent client service to all LINKBANK members.
• Manage Risk: Take a practical approach to managing security risks, ensuring security measures align with business objectives.
• Maintain Security Program Policies: Oversee and update security policies, procedures, and standards related to incident response, business continuity, and disaster recovery, including testing and maintaining playbooks.
• Oversee IT Security Controls: Assist in the planning and implementation of cybersecurity infrastructure, ensuring security of technologies, services, and vendors to enhance efficiency, service delivery, and security posture.
• Enforce Security Policies: Lead the establishment, maintenance, and enforcement of security policies and standards within the organization, driving change management and gaining buy-in.
• Manage Security Incidents: Lead and support the team during security incidents, ensuring effective containment, remediation, and recovery, while conducting post-incident analysis and sharing lessons learned.
• Identity and Access Management: Oversee the identity and access management program, ensuring timely user provisioning, deprovisioning, and annual reviews.
• Vulnerability Management: Manage the vulnerability management program, addressing and remediating security vulnerabilities.
• Data Governance Program: Define and maintain a data governance program to ensure proper data management and protection.
• Conduct Risk Assessments: Perform risk assessments related to information/cybersecurity and data governance to identify potential security gaps.
• Monitor Security Technologies: Monitor and analyze outputs from security technologies (e.g., intrusion detection, vulnerability scans) to identify threats and recommend improvements.
• Information Security Committee: Lead and participate in meetings to review security program metrics, trends, and topics, providing regular updates on the program’s status.
• Third-Party Risk Management: Assist in assessing third-party entities and solutions to manage third-party risk.
• Cybersecurity Insurance: Participate in maintaining appropriate cybersecurity insurance, including supporting security assessments with brokers/providers.
• Security Awareness Program: Enhance and maintain a company-wide security awareness program, including training and report development or delivery.
• Collaborate with Auditors: Work with auditors and examiners to provide necessary information security artifacts for reviews.
• Compliance with Regulations: Ensure compliance with relevant banking regulations (e.g., GLBA, BSA, AML, OFAC, PCI).
• Other Duties: Perform any additional tasks as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education/Training: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or equivalent. Â
• Knowledge in Information and Cyber Security: In-depth understanding of cybersecurity practices, staying current with IT security threats, vulnerabilities, and their potential impact on the bank's digital and financial assets.
• Continuing Education: Demonstrated commitment to professional development through ongoing education, such as attending seminars, conferences, or reviewing relevant research.
• Experience in Information Security Program Oversight: Exposure to managing an Information Security Program, including strategy development, execution, budgeting, and managing contracts or service level agreements (SLAs).
• Networking and Server Administration Exposure: Familiarity with networking and server administration, contributing to overall IT security management.
• Judgment and Problem-Solving Skills: Strong decision-making and analytical abilities to address complex security issues effectively.
• Project Management Skills: Proven ability to manage projects, including overseeing development, maintenance, and support teams.
• Communication Skills: Strong verbal and written communication abilities for clear and effective interaction across teams.
• Interpersonal Skills: Well-developed interpersonal skills for working collaboratively and fostering positive relationships.
• Leadership Ability: Demonstrated capability to lead teams and initiatives, guiding others towards achieving goals.
• Attendance: Consistent and reliable attendance in the workplace.
• Required Certification/Licenses: Active cyber-security certification from an accredited organization, such as ISC2, CISA, CompTIA, EC-Council, ISACA, GSEC, etc. Post hire certifications may be required to gain knowledge needed to stay current in field.
• Experience: Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the Information Security field.Â

Preferred Qualifications:

• Travel Requirements: Ability to travel to all locations in the bank’s footprint and conferences as needed.

• Physical and Mental Job Requirements:
• Technical and detailed analytical work on the computer.Â
• Must be able to communicate effectively orally and in writing and deliver and receive information clearly, concisely, and accurately.Â
• Must have the visual acuity required to work at a computer terminal.Â
• Must have the ability to perform activities such as prepare and analyze data and figures, view computer screen, extensive reading, and report preparation.Â
• Working Conditions:
• This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment, such as computers, printers/copiers, phones, and postage meters.